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It's All Politics
7:21 am
Fri September 7, 2012

Five takeaways from the last night of the Democratic National Convention

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President Obama accepts the Democratic nomination for president at Time Warner Cable Arena on Thursday.
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Originally published on Fri September 7, 2012 10:25 am

If you missed the last night of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., we live blogged it here.

But if you want a quick review, we've compiled five things that struck us about the night:

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It's All Politics
7:17 am
Fri September 7, 2012

Fact checkers ding Obama and Biden for some spinning

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Vice President Biden and President Obama wave to the delegates Thursday night at the conclusion of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.
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Originally published on Fri September 7, 2012 8:52 am

"We heard some facts being spun" Thursday night when President Obama and Vice President Biden gave their acceptance speeches at the Democratic National Convention, report the watchdogs at FactCheck.org.

They and other independent fact checkers have compiled, just as they did at last week's Republican National Convention, a list of those things said by the two parties' standard bearers that don't quite add up or may give misleading impressions.

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It's All Politics
4:54 pm
Thu September 6, 2012

Live Blog: Thursday at the Democratic National Convention

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Attendees sing and dance as musician James Taylor performs onstage during the final day of the Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena on Thursday.
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Originally published on Wed September 12, 2012 6:02 pm

  • NPR Special Coverage, Hour 1
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  • NPR Special Coverage, Hour 3

Good evening from Charlotte. Tonight during the last day of the Democratic National Convention, President Obama will accept his party's nomination.

It will be a star-studded evening with performances from James Taylor and the Foo Fighters and appearences from stars like Eva Longoria and Scarlett Johansson.

We'll keep tabs on it the whole night. Also, along with NPR's Liz Halloran and Becky Lettenberger, we'll hit the floor and bring you updates on several of the delegations. Make sure to refresh this page to the see the latest.

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